Endoscopy, Digestive System
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Endoscopic management of Zenker's diverticulum: stapler assisted versus Harmonic Ace.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Endoscopic repair has become the preferred method of treatment for Zenker's diverticuli. The objective of this study is to compare the endoscopic stapling technique with a novel technique using the Harmonic Ace device (Ethicon ... Read more...

[Endoscopic management of benign biliary strictures]

31 Aug 2009 Endoscopic management of benign biliary strictures has significantly changed in recent years. Excluding a malignant etiology remains the first, critical, step; significant progress is being made to increase diagnostic accuracy of bile duct stricture ... Read more...

Flexible endoscopy in small animals.

30 Aug 2009 Flexible endoscopy is a valuable tool for the diagnosis of many small animal digestive tract diseases. This article provides a basic introduction to small animal gastrointestinal endoscopy including its diagnostic advantages as well as its ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Endoscopy, Digestive System'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• When the left got left behind. 29 Sep 2009
• Endoscopic management of Zenker's diverticulum: stapler assisted versus Harmonic Ace. 29 Sep 2009
• Images in clinical medicine. Uvular necrosis after endoscopy. 15 Sep 2009
• [Endoscopic management of benign biliary strictures] 31 Aug 2009
• [72-year-old woman with anemia and suspected intestinal blood loss] 31 Aug 2009
• Flexible endoscopy in small animals. 30 Aug 2009
• Does Giardia lamblia cause villous atrophy in children?: A retrospective cohort study of the histological abnormalities in giardiasis. 30 Aug 2009
• Positive association between Helicobacter pylori and gastroesophageal reflux disease in children. 30 Aug 2009
• Upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in Ilorin, Nigeria--a report of 30 cases. 30 Aug 2009
• Advanced imaging of the gastrointestinal tract: research vs. clinical tools? 30 Aug 2009
• Longstanding eosinophilic gastroenteritis of more than 20 years. 30 Aug 2009
• Acetylsalicylic acid use in patients with acute myocardial infarction and peptic ulcer bleeding. 30 Aug 2009
• Myocardial infarction, peptic ulcer and acetylsalicylic acid: of good and evil. 30 Aug 2009
• Incidence of duodenal ulcers and gastric ulcers in a Western population: back to where it started. 30 Aug 2009
• Barrett's: do we still need goblet cells for diagnosis? 30 Aug 2009
• Adult female with abdominal pain. 30 Aug 2009
• [NOTES (Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery)] 30 Jul 2009
• Successful endoscopic unroofing for a pediatric choledochocele. 30 Jul 2009
• Contributions of Australian surgeons to the development of the laparoscopic upper gastrointestinal surgery revolution: a narrative. 30 Jul 2009
• Cirrhosis: screening for esophageal varices. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Endoscopy, Digestive System'

Definition: Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the digestive tract.

Descriptor UI: D016145

Alternative terms: Endoscopy, Digestive System; Digestive System Endoscopies; Digestive System Endoscopy; Endoscopies, Digestive System; Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; Esophagogastroduodenoscopies; Digestive System Endoscopic Surgical Procedures; Procedures, Digestive System, Endoscopic, Surgical; Procedures, Endoscopic, Digestive System, Surgical; Surgical Procedures, Endoscopic, Digestive System; Surgery, Digestive System Endoscopic; Procedure, Digestive System, Endoscopic, Surgical; Surgical Procedure, Endoscopic, Digestive System; Digestive System Endoscopic Surgery; Endoscopic, Digestive System, Surgery; Endoscopic, Digestive System, Surgical Procedure; Procedure, Endoscopic, Digestive System, Surgical; Surgery, Endoscopic, Digestive System;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E01.370.372.250; E01.370.388.250.250; E04.210.240; E04.800.250.250;

History Note: 91

Technical Notes: GEN only: prefer specifics but note 3-organ X ref; /instrum permitted but consider ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL or specifics